According to rescue services and rail officials, thirty-five people have been injured, with most sustaining minor injuries after two passenger trains collided in Prague on Wednesday morning.
Going by Dusan Gavenda, the spokesperson for the railway infrastructure company, Sprava Zeleznic, the incident had occurred when a moving train ran a red signal and collided into a stationary train.
Emergency services had treated the injured, who sustained injuries ranging from bruises and scratches to more serious conditions, including a jaw fracture. Thankfully, no life-threatening injuries were reported.
Firefighters had meanwhile, painstakingly evacuated approximately 200 passengers from the trains to a safe zone.
Police officials had reported that one of the drivers involved in the crash had tested positive for alcohol. The driver was taken to a doctor for further blood tests and treatments.
Czech Railways, the national rail operator, has acknowledged the positive alcohol test but proposed that the crash may not have been caused by their driver. If the blood test proves positive inebriation, the company would dismiss the driver.
This sad incident is following a deadly crash in June in Pardubice, east of Prague, where four people were killed and over 20 got injured in a collision between an express train and a freight train.
Train accidents are a common occurrence in the Czech Republic with its 10.9 million people.
